Styled-components, a popular CSS-in-JS library for React, has released version 6.1.15, building upon the solid foundation of its predecessor, 6.1.14. While the core functionality remains consistent – offering a means to style React components with speed, strong typing, and flexibility – subtle yet impactful changes have been introduced. A key difference lies in the updated postcss dependency, jumping from version 8.4.38 to 8.4.49. This upgrade likely brings performance improvements, bug fixes, and potentially new features offered by the PostCSS ecosystem, benefiting developers who leverage PostCSS plugins within styled-components.
Both versions maintain identical peer dependencies on React and React DOM (>= 16.8.0), ensuring compatibility with a wide range of React projects. Developers can continue to rely on familiar dependencies like tslib, stylis, and csstype for core styling functionalities. The development dependencies also remain largely unchanged, indicating a focus on maintaining stability and developer tooling.
The newer version has a releaseDate in "2025-02-05T16:23:52.115Z", while the previous version was released "2025-01-04T04:07:33.140Z". While the unpacked size and file count remains the same, the updated postcss might introduce minor behavioral changes that are probably detailed in the official changelog. Developers are advised to review the changelog for specific details regarding the PostCSS update and any potential impact on existing styled-components implementations when migrating to 6.1.15.
The are not vulnerabilities for the version 6.1.15 of the package styled-components